dietary supplements
Consumers Are Tired of an ‘Impotent’ FDA
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer advisory on “certain products marketed for sexual enhancement that have been found to contain hidden ingredients and might pose a significant health risk.” Most of the seven identified products are illegally marketed as dietary supplements despite containing illegal drug ingredients. These occasional consumer announcements ...
AHPA Announces Release of Herbs of Commerce, Third Edition
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced the release of the third edition of Herbs of Commerce. The publication provides guidance on the consistent naming of botanical ingredients on product labels, especially those marketed in the U.S. as dietary supplements, according to the association. It is now available for purchase on Amazon. AHPA published the ...
Trade Associations Release Statements Addressing FDA’s Updated Proposal to Create Unified HFP
On June 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an update on its proposal to create a unified Human Foods Program (HFP), including potential organizational changes affecting the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs. FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf stated, “With a human food landscape that is rapidly evolving as consumer preferences, products, and ...
Sempera Organics and Sinoveda Canada Partner to Advance Mushroom Testing and Innovations
Sempera Organics (Morgan Hill, CA), recently announced that it signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Sinoveda Canada Inc. to accelerate the development of fungi-based wellness ingredients and products. “Sempera is on a mission to identify, validate and deliver fungi bio-actives that target human conditions such as cognition, sleep, stress, anxiety and gut flora health, ...
NAD Recommends Supplement Brand Makes Clearer Disclosure of Affiliate Advertising Relationships
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs recently recommended disclosure of the affiliate relationships between Renue by Science, LLC (Jacksonville, FL) and third-party websites promoting sales of its dietary supplements be modified. NAD also recommended that Renue by Science modify or discontinue certain YouTube videos that it considered “challenged,” to disclose the advertiser’s ...
Responding to FTC’s 700 Product Claim Notices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April sent out nearly 700 penalty offense notices to companies across a number of industries, including pharma, consumer goods and retail, cannabis, cosmetics, foods and dietary supplements, warning that failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties of more than $50,000 per violation. While companies shouldn’t ignore the notices, advertising ...
Gilad&Gilad Announces New Patent for Agmatine Treatment of Osteoarthritis
There is an unmet need for a safe and effective dietary supplement by millions of Americans who are coping every day with great challenges to their joints health. It is, therefore, timely and of cardinal importance that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed Gilad&Gilad (Georgetown, TX) a new patent titled “Agmatine Compositions ...
JAMA Research Letter Raises False Alarm Over Levels of Melatonin in Gummies, CRN Says
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a newly published research letter (“Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the U.S.”) appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which suggests that clinicians should “advise” parents that the levels of melatonin in gummies are “unpredictable.” Melatonin is often ...
Supplements Play an Important Role in Prenatal Nutrition, CRN Says
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to a recent study published in the American Journal for Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) that looked at the levels of certain nutrients in some dietary supplements often taken or marketed to pregnant women. The researchers examined the diets of pregnant study participants in the United States and determined many ...
FDA Launches New Directory of Ingredients Used in Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
On March 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled its new Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory, a webpage where the public can look up ingredients used in products marketed as dietary supplements and quickly find what the FDA has said about that ingredient and whether the agency has taken any action with regard to the ...
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